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404 S Wells St, Chicago
(773) 343-6872

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Taron Bailey

Great service, beautiful ambiance and the food was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lilliana

Food was a 10/10 & the dim lighting was perfect. the drinks were amazing as well i'll definitely be back very soon!

Christina

The food took entirely too long to come out. They brought out the entrees separately. The first entree was wrong and came out about 40 mins before the second entree arrived. They told us it was “a shared restaurant” as plates were intended to be shared , which was not on the menu as such. Why would we share a small bowl of pasta as an entree. Would not recommend. Food flavorless as well. Drink were the best thing.

Samantha

Very good experience and the food was super tasty, the price was reasonable for the experience

Sharod

Great food and vibes. Service was very friendly and kind. DJ was quite loud, it seems someone complained about it because they turned it down. But they still did a good job with their playlist. Definitely will be back.

Kenn

Great environment. Food was good, drinks were decent, but the energy, vibe and crowd was nice and grown. Peeks between 10:30 and midnight.

Rachael

We loved the Brussels sprouts, chicken and risotto and the tiramisu was amazing! The staff is nice and helpful. Will definitely go back and highly recommend!

Darius

Great brunch place, the service was top tier and the food was delicious. 10/10 experience and will definitely be back again

Jennifer

So I tried this restaurant again after just coming there two weeks prior. We had our friends giving there with 6 guests. At the time they were at 50o/o capacity. As usual the staff is friendly and the ambiance is inviting but a bit dark. We order.. which isn't hard with about 6 menu items to choose from anyway. Drink order took a lifetime, appetizer took a long time and they continently missed some, the food took even longer to arrive and all at very different times. Some of us were finished before another was given the food. This time it was fully staffed.. speed was awful...and the food was didn't taste good. The manager took money of the bill for our experience.. but I will never return. $800 bill and bad food is insane.

Alexis

Restaurant was closed before our reservation for a private event . We were told our server was new (no problem) however, we placed our entire order at one time (drinks, apps & entrees) and the way the food was rolled out was not up to par. We were still waiting on specific apps when entrees came out. & then entrée's were not timed correctly, one member of our party (who was the 3rd person to order) received their steak 20 minutes after EVERYONE else had been served. Leaving them to eat alone while we were preparing the “happy birthday” dessert. Dishes such as the red snapper was completely different than the accompaniments that were listed on the menu.. drink service was extremely slow and the steak ordered was 60% fat. 🥴 we sent one order of pasta (it was drenched in SALT) back and because everything was so unorderly & slow— that member of my party just opted to not have a meal. We ubderstood the restaurant had a private party before our 7:45 Reservation however, it was only 2 other small parties dining and the lack of proper flow was insane. This was my birthday dinner and while my guests made the best of it for the sake of me— I was disappointed and extremely apologetic. The manager witnessed all of this and the only accommodation made was a free drink for the returned salty pasta and then doubling down on the novice server. I expected so much more from this establishment as they were recommended in high praise.

Gurleen Kaur

An underrated restaurant in my eyes! The happy hour deals are incredible! We got their truffles fries to start and a couple drinks and were not disappointed! We didn’t order it but you can get an entire burger for $10 during happy hour (Mon-Fri 4-6pm) which is such a steal. Instead we ordered the Cajun pasta and southern curry along with the brussel sprouts. All three were absolutely incredible and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone stopping by! The overall experience was incredible and the service was great so I definitely recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin

I thought the service was below average when it wasn't busy. They also ran out of wings during their happy hour which is odd.

Rebekah

I've dined at this restaurant 4 times already and each time the experience gets better and better. The food is great, ambiance is sexy, customer service is top tier and they have a dinner experience special that includes a signature cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert for only $65. That's is a deal you simply cannot refuse. I highly recommend dining at ETC.

DeAnn Jackson

We went here for a friend's birthday. Its a beautiful restaurant. They have a special menu called the dinner experience. You can choose a cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert. I personally decided not to get it because of the dessert options. For the table we ordered fried green tomatoes, spinach and artichoke dip and deviled eggs. The deviled eggs, you can really taste the truffle oil. The fried green tomatoes were fried perfectly but lacked something. I really enjoyed the spinach and artichoke dip. I ordered the Southern Curry with shrimp. I was quite disappointed with the flavor. There was a slight hint of curry as an aftertaste but the dish had no flavor. My friend ordered the Cajun pasta and felt the same. We both decided to take the dishes to go in hopes that we could fix at home. Initially my friend asked to take her meal to go and the bus boy took it and threw it out. The restaurant was kind enough to make her a new meal to go. My husband ordered the burger...he said he has better burgers at Buffalo Wild Wings. But in semi fair comparison he absolutely love the burgers at J Alexander.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Sheila

Menu seemed a bit all over the place focusing mainly on Southern food. Food was just okay. Spiciness (which I'd expect with Southern food) was lacking and the saltiness of most of the dishes was overwhelming to the palate.

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